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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Firebird

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AFirebirdSQL is an open-source database which can be embedded.N/A
    Pricing
    Firebird
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    Firebird
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Firebird
    Considered Both Products
    Open Source
    Chose Firebird
    It is cost-effective, maintenance-free, easy to deploy and use on Linux and Windows environments and it works steadily. It has an open-source license. Installing Oracle was quite difficult in comparison to Firebird.
    Incentivized
    Chose Firebird
    It came a time when the practice of SQLite was lagging behind and of course, we were looking at the cost that was being involved and so Firebird made the breakthrough for us from both. It has an open-source license and it is easy to deploy on Windows and Linux environments.
    Incentivized
    Chose Firebird
    Because it is having Open Source License and easy to deploy on windows and linux environment.
    Incentivized
    Chose Firebird
    As you know, the version of an application is very good for a period in the world of information technologies, it is the first in the performance / cost table. But some periods come and that practice lags behind. When Firebird made such a breakthrough, we preferred this …
    Incentivized
    Chose Firebird
    Back then I evaluated Oracle 8, IBM DB2, Mimer, SAP DB, MySQL, Borland Interbase (not Embarcadero Interbase and that one has the same roots as Firebird) and most likely other RDBMS. Firebird was free, usage was ok, it was (for my application) maintenance free and speed was ok …
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Firebird
    Small Businesses
    MariaDB Platform
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    PostgreSQL
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SQLite
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Firebird
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Firebird
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    It is able to handle simultaneous connections when using the embedded software version. It is well suited for organizations looking for standalone servers that can handle high data volumes and still perform well and which is also cost-effective database management system especially when they are working on a low budget.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • Performance is really fast.
    • It is portable and easy to take back ups.
    • Its open n source and free.
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • Documentation.
    • No GUI tool to view data.
    • Slow via remote access.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Open Source
    Because it is free and usually zero maintenance. Just the issue of more difficult format updates in the future lower the rating a bit.
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    Usability
    Open Source
    Usability has improved by unifying the architecture. The only thing's missing out of the box is a simple GUI DB tool for viewing DB contents and maybe running some SQL queries.
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    Support Rating
    Open Source
    This is an open source project. It provides a fair amount of free documentation and I think forums somewhere...
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    Implementation Rating
    Open Source
    Even somebody just starting to use RDBMS himself should get it working quickly, at least if he's got a GUI tool and some SQL knowledge.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    Because it is having Open Source License and easy to deploy on windows and linux environment
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Cost effective saving us from paid relational database.
    • Community support.
    • Efficiency in handling simultaneous connections.
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